Objective: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age is
increasing. We aimed to determine risk factors and maternal, fetal and childhood …

Background Paracetamol is used extensively during pregnancy, but studies regarding the
potential neurodevelopmental sequelae of foetal paracetamol exposure are lacking. Method …

Background: Although cohort members tend to be healthy and affluent compared with the
whole population, some studies indicate this does not bias certain exposure-outcome …

Background Survey response rates have been declining over the past decade. The more
widespread use of the Internet and Web-based technologies among potential health survey …

Abstract Background The M aternal‐I nfant R esearch on E nvironmental C hemicals
(MIREC) S tudy was established to obtain C anadian biomonitoring data for pregnant …

Parental education and maternal intelligence are well-known predictors of child IQ.
However, the literature regarding other factors that may contribute to individual differences in …

BACKGROUND: High pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and excessive gestational
weight gain (GWG) are suggested to influence risk of asthma and atopic disease in offspring …

Purpose Antiepileptic drugs may cause congenital malformations. Less is known about the
effect on development in infancy and childhood. The aim of this study was to examine …

Importance Exposure to antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy is associated with adverse
effects on psychomotor development. Objectives To determine whether signs of impaired …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between symptoms of psychological distress in
expectant fathers and socioemotional and behavioral outcomes in their children at age 36 …